Cops arrest 16 as investigations into Puncak Jalil 'ah long' harassment continues

SERDANG: The police have arrested 16 people as investigations into a complainant being harassed by loan sharks for nearly two years despite not borrowing any money continues.

“Based on the now viral news of a house being harassed by ah long in Pucak Jalil, the police met up with the complainant on Jan 4. We received a photo of a MyKad from the complainant and we followed up on that.

“On Jan 7, we raided a house in Bandar Puteri Puchong and arrested 16 local men that we believe are loan sharks. They admitted to throwing the paint at the complainant’s house, ” Serdang OCPD Asst Comm Razali Abu Samah said at the district police headquarters Monday (Jan 11).

He added that the mastermind of the group is still being traced.

Investigations showed that the complainant’s house was targeted because a previous occupant had used that address when dealing with the loan sharks.

ACP Razali said that two reports had been made by the complainant in total, including one in 2019, after the complainant spotted unidentified people trying to chain his front gate shut.